Hughes May Have to Pay $135 Million
NEW YORK AP A federal judge ruled Hughes failed to appear in an antitrust suit, constituting a default that could force Hughes Tool Co to pay Trans World Airlines up to 135 million dollars in damages. Judge Metzner will appoint a master to hear the exact amount.
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Howard R. Hughes
Hughes Tool Co
Trans World Airlines
Charles M. Metzer
U.S. District Court
Hughes
TWA
Metzner
Civil Aeronautics Board
Minor Injuries In Car Crash Involving Two Civilians
James W. Leroy of Erie R. 1 suffered cuts and bruises after a collision at Ash and Washington around 1:45 p.m. yesterday. He was treated and released from Neosho Memorial Hospital. The 1961 Falcon pickup driven by Leroy collided with a 1962 Chevrolet driven by William R. Roberts, 40, of 1114 W. 5th, with Roberts southbound and Leroy westbound. Police estimated $300 damage to Roberts and $350 to Leroy’s pickup. Two more accidents occurred yesterday afternoon: 17-year-old Mark A. Crieger and 70-year-old Hazel G. Edyvean collided at Lincoln and Walnut. 56-year-old Margaret D. Wood and 18-year-old Ronald Joe Lock collided at 1st and Evergreen with minor damages.
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James W. Leroy
Erie
Mark A. Crieger
W. 7Th
Hazel G. Edyvean
N. Garfield
Lincoln
Walnut
Crieger
Plymouth
Edyvean
1St
Evergreen
Margaret D. Wood
Ronald Joe Lock
Chevrolet
Olds
Graham Not Interested In Political Office
Evangelist Billy Graham stated he has no interest in any political office. The remark followed a Dallas Times Herald report that oilman H L Hunt might back him for the 1964 Republican nomination, which Hunt later denied, saying he did not favor any candidate. Graham is in Montreux for his daughter Virginia’s wedding to Stephan Tchividjian, son of a Swiss financier.
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Montreux
Switzerland
Billy Graham
Graham
Dallas Times Herald
H. L. Hunt
Hunt
Virginia
Stephan Tchividjian
Arm Straightened For Deformed Baby
Torrance California doctors report they have straightened the right arm of a baby born deformed after the mother used the drug thalidomide during pregnancy.
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Torrance, Calif
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha About Free City Haul
An intercepted note advises saving money for taxes by placing yard garage attic junk on the curb tomorrow for free city haul. It contrasts this with hiring haulers, which would require waiting and cash.
Trash Haul Tomorrow in Chanute Cleanup Drive
Citywide trash pickup starts at 8 a.m. tomorrow as part of Clean Up Paint Up Fix Up Week. Residents should place items on curbs in containers for easy handling. Four city trucks will cover the northeast area first and move west and then east south of Main with volunteers assisting loaders.
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Chanute
Main
Two U S Climbers Reach Everest Summit
Two American climbers reached Mt Everest’s summit on a sunlit Wednesday, following British 1953 and Swiss 1956 conquests. The base camp radio said they summited at 7 20 am GMT as weather delayed earlier attempts and radio trouble hampered updates.
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Mt. Everest
Katmandu
William E. Gresham
Camp Six
Weather Snapshot Sees 67 Degrees and Changes Ahead
Weather record notes 67 degrees today versus 82 a year ago and lists high and low on this date from 1920 and 1928 and 1911. Forecaster predicts partly cloudy with little temperature change through Friday, low tonight 50 to 55, high Friday in the lower 70s. Barometer at 1 p.m. 29.95 inches and falling
Weather outlook for Kansas includes showers and mild temperatures
Topeka reports variable clouds and scattered showers across Kansas with no significant rainfall expected. Eastern areas see brief clearing before a Western front brings more showers Friday. Temperatures reach the 70s, with highs 65 to 83 across the state and early 40s to 50s at night. Northeast Kansas records frost, including an all time low for the date of 26 degrees at Topeka.
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Kansas
Northwest
North Central
Wichita
Goodland
Chanute
Pittsburg
Manhattan
Topeka
Six Years to Replace Frozen Citrus Trees
LAKELAND FL. The midwinter freeze killed 14 million citrus trees and will take at least six years to replace them says Florida Citrus Mutual. The cooperative said Florida’s citrus crop next year will be about one third smaller than this year’s harvest. Next season’s orange shipments will be about the same as this year’s, the smallest in 30 years.
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Lakeland
Fla
Florida Citrus Mutual
Florida
The
Mutual
Colorado tax cut leaves 75000 taxpayers behind
Denver AP reports the Colorado Legislature approved a 15 percent cut in personal income taxes for 1962, yet 75,000 taxpayers did not benefit. Deputy state revenue director Harold Drake said refunds will be issued once returns are refigured by state auditors.
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Denver
Colo
Colorado
Harold Drake
Drake
Oklahoma Woman Dies in Missouri I-44 Crash
A 42yearold Pawnee Oklahoma mother, Billie Lee Teague, was fatally injured when her new model car veered from the eastbound lane of Interstate 44 about four miles east of the state line and overturned, according to the Missouri Highway Patrol.
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Joplin, Mo
Pawnee
Okla
Missouri Highway Patrol
Billie Lee Teague
Fall Fatal to Tot in Kansas City
AP report says Hershel Lee Weaver aged 2% died from injuries after tumbling 30 feet from a retaining wall behind his home on the west edge of Kansas City downtown. He was the son of Mrs Leon J Adamezeski Sr.
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Kansas City
Hershel Lee Weaver
Leon J. Adamezeski Sr
Beeler Jr. Fined $400 in Beer License Case
Erie man Earl Beeler Jr. was fined $400 and received 90 days jail time on two counts in district court after a jury verdict on beer sale charges. The sentences run concurrently. He remains in custody awaiting disposition of court costs. Beeler, owner of Rendezvous tavern in Chanute, had appealed former Chanute city court convictions for selling beer without a license and operating where not open to police inspection. He had operated the tavern via a Chanute license while residing in Erie. The case involved an after hours incident and a bootstrapped shuffle board club selling memberships for games and "free" beer while the tavern was unlicensed. City ordinances require a cereal malt beverage license and public access during business hours. The penalties include up to $500 fine or one year in jail, or both.
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Erie
Earl Beeler Jr
George Donaldson
Beeler
Chanute
Rendezvous
E. Main
Death Takes C. V. McCune
C Vincent McCune born October 17 1896 died yesterday at 4 30 p m at Neosho Memorial Hospital after an extended illness He was a retired pharmacist and longtime owner of McCune Drug store He retired in August 1962 He lived in Chanute all his life He married Adah Bower March 2 1918 He was a Methodist member and veteran of World War I Surviving are wife at home a son C V McCune Jr Bruce V McCune a grandson two brothers and a sister Funeral Friday at 3 p m with Dr Duff Wagoner officiating Burial in Elmwood Cemetery under Johnson Mortuary direction
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Neosho Memorial Hospital
McCune Drug Store
Chanute
Adah Bower
Kansas City
Burris Jenkins
Methodist Church
Kansas Pharmeutical Association
AF and AM
The
American Legion
Hulda Parker Chapter Ces
White Shrine
Chanute High School
Kansas City College of Pharmacy
U.S. Navy
N. Forest
C. V. McCune
Prairie Village
Bruce V. McCune
George McCune
David McCune
W. 5Th
Jess Eugene
Eugene
Duff Wagoner
First Methodist Church
Elmwood Cemetery
Johnson Mortuary
Three-Day Arts Crafts Fair Opens Tomorrow at Murray Hill
Nearly 100 adult entries totaling 92 by noon boost the 11th annual Community Arts and Crafts Fair at Murray Hill School. Oil paintings lead entries with steel sculptures by Jim Kensett highlighted in a special adult exhibit. Judging by Rex Hall of Emporia State will occur tomorrow followed by a critique at 7 p.m. The event runs 5:30 to 10 p.m. tomorrow, 2 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday, and 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday.
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Murray Hill School
Jim Kensett
Jo Payne
Oliver Wendeln
David German
Rex Hall
Emporia State College
Hall
Murray Hill
Dave German
Bloody Trouble Feared in Haiti
Diplomatic concern rose as Haiti's Duvalier regime pressed for control after an OAS investigating mission left. He pledged to crush opposition while violence spread with explosions and arrests in Port au Prince. The United States protested after an embassy security incident and asylum tensions with Dominican Republic and refugee guidance.
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Haiti
Inter- American
Francois Duvalier
Duvalier
Dominican Republic
Four Executions Scheduled Friday
San Quentin set for four executions in one day as last minute legal moves roll in. Gov. Brown denied clemency for John Vlahovich, Joseph Rosato, and Donald Franklin in the Anaheim tavern owner killing. Charles Golston lost a habeas writ and stay request. Seymour Ellison planned federal stays for the three.
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San Quentin
Calif
Contin
Edmund G. Brown
John Vlahovich
Joseph Rosato
Donald Franklin
Anaheim
State Supreme Court
Charles Golston
Seymour Ellison
San Francisco
Vlahovich
Rosato
Franklin
Neosho County Sees $776,000 Monthly Social Security Benefits
Lor na D Howe, Social Security field representative in Pittsburg, reports Neosho County monthly old age and disability benefits total $776,000, up eight percent from last year. She notes benefits fund local spending, and urges residents to contact the local office with questions. As of January 1963 national beneficiaries exceed 18 million at $1.1 billion monthly. A table details monthly benefit amounts in Neosho County as of December 31, 1962.
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Neosho County
Lorna D. Howe
Social Security
Pittsburg
Neosho
Social Security Office
Nixon to join New York law firm after residency move
Former Vice President Richard M. Nixon said he will join a New York law firm and move his residence from California to New York City. He announced from the Waldorf Astoria, with no press briefing, that he plans to begin on June 1.
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Nixon
New York
TAP
Ice
Richard M. Nixon
York
California
New York City
Waldorf Astoria
Communists mobilize two million for drought aid in Kwangtung
AP reports two million Chinese Communist mobilized to combat a severe drought in the South China province of Kwangtung. Arrivals from Red China say eight months without rain has damaged crops along the coastal region.
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South China
Kwangtung
Red China
Secret Arsenal Probe Reported In Miami
Washington officials declined to confirm any investigation into reports of Cuban refugee arsenals in Miami. John Raymond described exiles loading grenades and a 100 pound bomb in an apartment and backyard shed, but agencies gave no comment beyond potential Neutrality Act enforcement.
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Miami
Washington
John Raymond
Boston Traveler
Traveler
Raymond
Associated Press
FBI
Customs Bureau
State Department
Justice Department
United States
Jobs Hit New Peak
Washington AP reports April employment rose by 900000 to 68.1 million, a larger than seasonal gain. Unemployment held at 5.7 percent, not significantly changed from 5.6 percent in March 1963 and April 1962, with 1.3 million more jobs than April 1962.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Defector Chao Fu to Leave Taipei for United States
Chao Fu former Chinese Communist security officer who defected from Peking s Embassy in Sweden last summer is leaving Taipei soon for the United States. He arrived in Taipei Jan 20 and says he plans to study political science diplomacy and law after gaining asylum in the United States.
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Taipei
Formosa
Chao Fu
Peking
Sweden
United States
Chao
Princess Josephine Charlotte Gives Birth at Betzdorf Castle
Luxembourg AP reports Princess Josephine Charlotte of Luxembourg delivered a son at Betzdorf Castle on Wednesday. The baby is the fifth child of Princess Josephine Charlotte and Prince Jean.
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Luxembourg
Josephine Charlotte of
Betzdorf Castle
Prince Jean
Souvanna Phouma Returns to Pathet Lao Talks
In Vientiane Prince Souvanna Phouma flies to Pathet Lao headquarters in Khang Khay to resume peace talks with pro Communist leaders as negotiations continue for Laos.
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Vientiane
Laos
Souvanna Phouma
Pathet Lao
Khang Khay
Hay River Struck by Floods Forcing Evacuations
Flood waters from the ice choked Hay River cover three-fourths of the island town of 1800. Between 80 and 100 women and children were flown out Wednesday night. Mayor W. R. MacBryan said food supplies were sufficient but drinking water and fuel were growing scarce.
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Hay River
North West Territories
W. R. MacBryan
Driver Arrested on DWI Charge
Police arrested Billy L. Hallan 35 of 501 N Evergreen on driving while intoxicated and reckless driving charges after observing erratic driving for several blocks. He posted 150 bond and was released for a hearing at 4 p.m. next Thursday.
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Billy L. Hallan
N. Evergreen
Harlan
Evergreen and
Pine
Traffic Fatalities Log For May 1963 In Topeka
Topeka report shows Kansas traffic deaths in the 24 hours to 9 am Thursday for May 1963 counting 131 fatalities, compared with 160 in the same period of 1962. Police logs list injuries and locations across the state.
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Topeka
Kansas
Kansas governor opposes state sweepstakes law
TOPEKA AP Kansas does not need a sweepstakes law to finance its government Gov John Anderson said in response to New Hampshire's sweepstakes act. He argued the measure would raise little money and not fix social issues, and noted Kansas has a constitutional lottery ban that would block any such move.
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Topeka
Kansas
John Anderson
New Hampshire
John W. King
Anderson
Three Prisoners Escape Shawnee Jail in Topeka
Three inmates fled Shawnee County jail in Topeka after digging a hole in a foot-thick wall. Identified as John Foster 30 William Brooks 16 and Marvin Thornton 22 all of Topeka they faced burglary and larceny charges.
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Topeka, Kan
Shawnee County
Topeka
John Foster
William Brooks
Marvin Thornton
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